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78282

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date	16/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the bombing of the house and private clinic of the Director General of Shifa Hospital, and the Israeli government's plans to rehouse the people displaced.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>Representations to the Israeli government have not been made on this specific incident. However we continue to regularly raise our concerns about civilian casualties in the current crisis with the Government of Israel.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 23/07/2014 14:10:18 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

78283

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they will give to an international investigation into violations of international humanitarian law by parties to the conflict in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Since the beginning of Israel's current campaign, the UK has had three immediate priorities - to secure a ceasefire, to alleviate humanitarian suffering, and to keep alive the prospects for peace negotiations which are the only hope of breaking this cycle of violence and devastation once and for all. We call on all parties to the conflict in Gaza to adhere to International Humanitarian Law and support action toward ensuring accountability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 28/07/2014 11:10:39 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

78284

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of plans to evacuate Gaza if there is no drinking water available as a result of damage to water and sewage infrastructure during the recent conflict there.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are working to help bring about a sustainable ceasefire to avoid any further damage and secure longer term access to clean water. UK support to ICRC (£10m 2013-5) is helping them to repair water infrastructure damaged by the airstrikes. ICRC has carried our repairs improving services for 90,000 people.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 30/07/2014 11:22:02 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

78285

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they will hold with other European governments concerning the case for lifting the blockade of Gaza and ending the occupation of Palestinian territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p>We continue to have detailed discussions with other European governments focused on both the current crisis and the need to find a sustainable solution to problems in Gaza, including improving long-term access for people and goods to and from the strip.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 24/07/2014 14:23:28 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

78286

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to open diplomatic relations with Hamas in order to assess the viability of a long-term truce such as Hamas offered in 2006.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p>Our policy towards Hamas is clear - we have no contact with Hamas, which is a proscribed terrorist organisation. Hamas must renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previously signed agreements. Hamas must make a credible movement towards these conditions, which remain the benchmark against which their intentions are judged, before we consider a change in our stance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 24/07/2014 14:24:23 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

78287

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to receive reports from the Boundary Commissioners in relation to district and ward boundaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Reports on ward boundaries are not made to the Government. The electoral arrangements of a local authority (number of councillors and the number and boundaries of electoral areas) are matters that are entirely the responsibility of the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England which itself makes the statutory order, subject to Parliament not objecting to a draft of the proposed order, implementing any new electoral arrangements. Recommendations for changes to administrative (district and county) boundaries are required to be sent to the Secretary of State but the Commission has no such reviews in hand.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2014 12:28:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

78288

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children currently in (1) secure children's homes, (2) young offenders' institutions, and (3) secure training centres, have previous convictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Reducing reoffending and better rehabilitation of young offenders are key priorities for the Government and we are committed to providing young people with the support they need to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) holds information on previous convictions for young people who offend, but this is not held by individual establishment or by sector for the youth secure estate.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) Placements Team holds the assessment record of each young person currently in custody, which would indicate whether or not they have a previous conviction. However, this is management information used to inform individual custody placement decisions. It is not intended for official reporting purposes and is not therefore of the same nature as offending history data published in the MoJ official statistics report: ‘Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly Bulletin’, which is sourced from the Police National Computer (PNC).</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on offending history for juvenile offenders are published by the MoJ on a quarterly basis in the ‘Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly Bulletin’ at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>The MoJ and YJB are investigating the feasibility of linking between YJB administrative systems and the PNC to establish offending history by secure estate sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/07/2014 11:23:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78289

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the reoffending rate is for children who have served sentences in (1) secure children's homes, (2) young offenders' institutions, and (3) secure training centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>Reducing reoffending and better rehabilitation of young offenders are key priorities for the Government In January 2014 we set out our plans to transform youth custody and put education at the heart of detention, to equip young people in custody with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to build a life free from crime and become productive, hardworking members of the community.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on proven re-offending for juvenile offenders are published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis in the ‘Proven Re-offending Statistics Quarterly Bulletin’ at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-statistics-july-2011-to-june-2012" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-reoffending-statistics-quarterly-statistics-july-2011-to-june-2012</a></em></p><p> </p><p>The latest proven re-offending rates[1] for juvenile offenders in England and Wales who were released from the youth custodial estate, by individual establishment, can be found in Table 23 of the Proven Re-offending Statistics Quarterly Bulletin, July 2011 to June 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Different establishments cater for offenders with different risks and needs, so these figures should not be used to compare re-offending across establishments.</p><br /><p>[1] A proven re-offence is defined as any offence committed in a one year follow-up period that leads to a court conviction, caution, reprimand or warning in the one year follow-up or within a further six month waiting period to allow the offence to be proven in court</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/07/2014 11:29:20 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78223

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information is in place to inform girls of the human papilloma virus vaccine and its risks.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>A wide range of information about human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation is available. This includes leaflets, vaccination record cards, information on the NHS Choices website, and more detailed clinical guidance to health professionals who are able to advise girls on both the benefits and risks of HPV immunisation. The potential side effects of HPV vaccine are also described in the product information (the Summary of Product Characteristics for healthcare professionals and the Patient Information Leaflet which is included in the pack of each dose of vaccine).</p><p> </p><p>HPV immunisation has a very good safety record, and plays a significant role in reducing the risks of girls contracting cervical cancer as they grow older.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/07/2014 11:33:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

78224

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce the human papilloma virus vaccine for boys.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the Government’s expert advisers on immunisation matters, has set up a human papillomavirus (HPV) sub-committee to consider a number of key issues around HPV vaccination, including vaccinating men who have sex with men (MSM) and potential extension of the current programme to include adolescent boys.</p><p> </p><p>The HPV sub-committee will report its findings to the JCVI following consideration of studies by Public Health England on the impact and cost-effectiveness of extending HPV vaccination to MSM or adolescent boys. It is expected that the MSM modelling study will be completed at the end of 2014 at the earliest, and the adolescent boys modelling study will be completed at the end of 2015 at the earliest</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department will consider carefully the advice from the JCVI once it has completed its assessment.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/07/2014 12:33:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath